Category: cake

There is no mystery to this fact: life is hard. And that is precisely why we all can use a little bit of *magic* every day. No one goes immune through this journey: we all get dealt hard cards, at some point or another in our life… And when you are a parent, this truth… more

When I was a teenager, in Italy, my girl-friends and I would make these tiny cakes to take a break from homework during the afternoon. This was such a popular sweet treat to make among young girls because of how easy it is, given that it is made using a single container (“vasetto”) of… more

First of all, apologies if I have not posted in a few days…I have been busy settling into a new job (same company)!!! It is challenging yet at the same time extremely interesting and stimulating. But enough about work! Here’s a cake that comes together really fast but that has the aroma of ancient sweetness. I… more

For Easter lunch I made “Colomba pasquale” which literraly means Easter Dove in Italian. It is a traditional Italian Easter sweet and soft risen bread which contains orange peel (zested or candied) and is topped with a sugar crust and often almonds. The dove is a universal symbol of peace and rebirth and in the Catholic tradition it… more

My grandmother’s (nonna Paola) recipe. There are many versions of this cake around Italy, but of course I like my nonna’s one. It’s light and delicious at any time of the day. We used to have it for breakfast, dipped in cold milk. You can also make it with orange instead of lemon. You can… more

I adore a sweet bite in the afternoon with my tea break. I found these delightful and tart mini-cakes on a magazine a few years ago and kept it in my cut-out files (it’s full of flour and butter splatters, as every recipe that has been loved and made multiple times should be!). These cakes are… more

Being Italian, Christmas is not Christmas without the traditional fruit cake called Panettone.I never thought I would be able to make it successfuly at home. It has always been one of those few food items that we purchase already made…but the holidays are approaching and I tend to get home sick. So I looked everywhere in… more

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Cooking made me feel creative and powerful and that is perhaps the truest reason for my continued preoccupation with the art of eating. ~ M.F.K. Fisher